How To Install yubikey-agent on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 370 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yubikey-agent on Ubuntu.
What is yubikey-agent
yubikey-agent is:
yubikey-agent is an easy to use ssh-agent for YubiKeys, written in Go. The key is generated on the YubiKey and can’t be extracted. Every session requires the PIN, every login requires a touch. The setup takes care of the PUK and the management key.
There are three methods to install yubikey-agent on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yubikey-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yubikey-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yubikey-agent
Install yubikey-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yubikey-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yubikey-agent
Install yubikey-agent Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install yubikey-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yubikey-agent
How To Uninstall yubikey-agent on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the yubikey-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yubikey-agent
Uninstall yubikey-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yubikey-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yubikey-agent
Remove yubikey-agent Configurations and Data
To remove yubikey-agent configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yubikey-agent
Remove yubikey-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yubikey-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yubikey-agent
Dependencies
yubikey-agent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yubikey-agent package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.